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Chris is the executive director of the Pembina Institute. He worked with the Institute from 1996 to 2016, then spent three years at the Alberta Energy Regulator before returning in 2020, most recently serving as senior director of the industrial decarbonization group before becoming executive director in 2022. He is a leading expert on responsible energy development, with specific expertise in oil and gas, oilsands and electricity.
Chris holds a B.Sc. in environmental and conservation science from the University of Alberta and a Master of Arts in environment and management from Royal Roads University.
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Chris Severson-Baker's Research & Analysis
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Electricity
July 6, 2024
Op-ed
For the first time in more than 150 years, Alberta's electricity is coal free
Alberta's rapid phase-out of coal is an environmental success story![Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/chris-24.jpg?itok=AOLwE5rg)
Buildings, Electricity
June 27, 2024
Media Release
B.C.’s Clean Energy Strategy opens path to net-zero emissions by 2050
It’s time for a plan that will ensure B.C. has an equitable and reliable energy system![Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/chris-24.jpg?itok=AOLwE5rg)
Buildings, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Transportation
May 2, 2024
Media Release
Latest data suggests Canada’s climate policies are working
Provincial action, especially in some provinces, must rapidly ramp up![Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/chris-24.jpg?itok=AOLwE5rg)
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April 9, 2024
Publication
Letter to Minister Steven Guilbeault on 2035 emissions reduction target
Faster pace of change needed between now and 2035![Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/chris-24.jpg?itok=AOLwE5rg)